JuicedH22 Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 (edited) Giving it another shot at selling these. (I made a half-hearted attempt before as I kind of wanted to keep them, but dont see getting another car anytime soon w/ baby #2 on the way) http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/Juicedh22/IMG_2074.jpg Seller Name: David Moster Location: Cincinnati, OH email: mosterda@gmail.com phone: available via PM Price: $1,500 (These cost close $5k for wheels alone when new) These are Dronell Type-5, which are extremely rare true 3-pc wheels. (similar build to HRE, DPE, Forgeline, etc... In fact the guys at Wheel Warehouse told me they had never seen an aluminum wheel of this caliber roll through their shop the aluminum was that solid and tough). Good luck finding them anywhere these days as they are no longer found for sale in the US, and if you do, at this price. Dronells are authentic Japanese wheels and are/were imported by a respectable firm called AKT USA. A couple sites that still mention Dronell: http://www.globalautoshop.com/wheels/dronell2.htm http://www.bcautodesign.com/Old_Webs...s_Dronell.html They are 19x8.5 (f) and 19x9.0 ® with custom deep black powdercoat on the centers and polished lips. The offsets are 38mm and 44mm respectively, and have a 6.25" (f) and 6.75" ® backspacing. These wheels are also very light for a 19" wheel, at under 23lbs. In 2006 I had them completely refurbished including the powdercoating, re-polishing the lips, new hardware, ACCU-TRU mounted to make sure they were prefectly round, and new custom BMW roundels for each center cap, which all together cost me close to $1k to have done. It is worth noting when these wheels were refurbished, the owner of the shop mentioned that they were one of the strongest and highest quality wheels he had ever worked on. This item fits the following BMWs: 1999-2005 E46 BMW 323i 323ci 325i 325ci 325xi 328i 328ci 330i 330ci 330xi 2006+ E90 BMW 325i 325xi 328i 328xi 328i xDrive 330i 330xi 335i 335xi 335i xDrive 2007+ E92 BMW 328i 328xi 328i xDrive 335i 335is 335xi 335i xDrive 2007+ E93 BMW 328i 328xi 328i xDrive 335i 335xi 335i xDrive M3 These wheels will also have great fitment on an E46 M3, with the addition of 20mm wheel adapters for the rear. There are several reputable companies that offer these wheel adapters. I suggest Turner Motorsports and ECS Tuning. Both which offer the 20mm adapters, and have used them thoroughly on many applications w/o problems. These wheels were mounted on a 2001 BMW 328i with no rubbing issues whatsoever (H&R cupkit suspension; 2" lowering) and on a 2002 BMW 323ci w/ factory sport suspension also with no issues. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/Juicedh22/IMG_2076.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/Juicedh22/IMG_2073.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/Juicedh22/IMG_2078.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/Juicedh22/IMG_2079.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/Juicedh22/IMG_2080.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/Juicedh22/IMG_2081.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/Juicedh22/IMG_2044.jpg Edited September 21, 2011 by JuicedH22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 What's the bolt pattern they have? Wondering if they have the same bolt pattern as my 04' Pontiac gto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicedH22 Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 the bolt pattern is 5x120. They are very very close to the same bolt pattern as the gm 5x4.75. It is off by 0.65mm There are actually several bmw people who run corvette wheels (in particular it was popular to run the sawblades) And i have seen corvette/gm guys run bmw wheels. They fit well, but not sure about affect of stressing the stud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicedH22 Posted September 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Sale Pending! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 5 x120 bmw ppl rock corvette salad shooters from the mid 90's, if thats any clue. i think its just a matter of spacers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 I had BMW wheels on my Corvette for years. Only really need hubcentric rings to center the wheels properly but the lugs bolted down just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicedH22 Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Buyer flaked this morning, back for sale! ^ As stated above, they fit GM 5x4.75 bolt pattern. offsets: 38mm front, 44 mm rear backspacing: 6.25 front, 6.75 rear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicedH22 Posted September 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Special Deal... THIS WEEK ONLY. If someone picks these up this week, I will let them go for $1,200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicedH22 Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 fitment updated to reflect E90-93 fitment Wheels also added to ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3984Q2em1555Q2el2649QQitemZ270821669752QQsspagenameZSTRKQ3aMESELXQ3aIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBaustert Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Got a buddy with an 08 335xi wants to come take a look at them. PM me your number or whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicedH22 Posted September 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 bump it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBaustert Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 sent him the message. i'll get ahold of you tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicedH22 Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Sale pending... again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicedH22 Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 On Ebay, lowered starting, NO RESERVE http://www.ebay.com/itm/270837177026?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicedH22 Posted January 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 back on ebay... after some non-paying assholes... http://www.ebay.com/itm/270886486778?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicedH22 Posted January 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 SOLD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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